<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Photo	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
application	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
visual	O
story	O
(	O
show	O
and	O
tell	O
presentation	O
)	O
from	O
their	O
digital	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
uses	O
the	O
Ken	O
Burns	O
Effect	O
on	O
digital	O
photos	O
and	O
allows	O
adding	O
narration	O
,	O
effects	O
,	O
transitions	O
and	O
background	O
music	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Video	I-Device
movie	O
file	O
with	O
pan	O
and	O
zoom	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
photo	B-Application
story	I-Application
has	O
been	O
made	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
using	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
.wmv	B-Device
format	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Video	I-Device
Image	O
(	O
a	O
sub-set	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Video	I-Device
)	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
domestic	O
DVD	O
players	O
,	O
users	O
wishing	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
DVD	O
or	O
CD	B-Device
will	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
third-party	O
tools	O
to	O
convert	O
into	O
DVD	O
compatible	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Media	O
Edition	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Image	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
versions	O
9	O
and	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supported	O
exporting	O
the	O
photo	B-Application
story	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Video	O
CD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
,	O
although	O
still	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
removed	O
direct	O
Video	O
CD	B-Device
burning	O
,	O
but	O
supported	O
a	O
paid-for	O
add-on	O
from	O
Sonic	O
Solutions	O
for	O
exporting	O
and	O
burning	O
the	O
photo	B-Application
story	I-Application
to	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
(	O
3.1	O
)	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
discontinued	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Image	I-Application
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
restored	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
burn	O
a	O
Video	O
CD	B-Device
using	O
the	O
Sonic	O
Burning	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
burn	O
CDs	B-Device
or	O
DVDs	O
from	O
files	O
generated	O
by	O
version	O
3.0	O
,	O
users	O
may	O
purchase	O
Sonic	O
MyDVD	O
DVD	O
burning	O
software	O
or	O
the	O
Sonic	O
DVD	O
for	O
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
3	O
for	O
Windows	O
plug	O
in	O
(	O
which	O
burns	O
one	O
DVD	O
per	O
Story	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
party	O
tools	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Media	O
Coder	O
,	O
often	O
do	O
a	O
very	O
poor	O
(	O
low	O
quality	O
)	O
job	O
of	O
converting	O
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
wmv	B-Device
files	O
-	O
Windows	O
Movie	O
Maker	O
does	O
a	O
far	O
better	O
job	O
of	O
converting	O
into	O
an	O
intermediate	O
.avi	O
format	O
(	O
although	O
this	O
will	O
be	O
some	O
30	O
times	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
wmv	B-Device
)	O
which	O
many	O
DVD	O
Authoring	O
packages	O
will	O
accept	O
as	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DVD	O
compatible	O
MPEG2	O
file	O
size	O
will	O
typically	O
be	O
5	O
to	O
6	O
times	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.wmv	B-Device
file	O
(	O
or	O
about	O
6	O
times	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
avi	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
originally	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
project	O
in	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
prototype	O
versions	O
encouraged	O
people	O
to	O
point	O
at	O
their	O
images	O
using	O
the	O
mouse	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
pointing	O
would	O
affect	O
the	O
algorithm	O
that	O
generated	O
the	O
pans	O
and	O
zooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
to	O
authenticated	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vista	O
and	O
Windows	O
7	O
both	O
include	O
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
type	O
applications	O
(	O
Windows	O
Movie	O
Maker	O
and	O
Windows	O
DVD	O
Maker	O
)	O
,	O
however	O
some	O
users	O
still	O
prefer	O
the	O
flexibility	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
supported	O
video	O
output	O
format	O
is	O
.wmv	B-Device
(	O
using	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Video	I-Device
9.1	O
Image	O
codec	O
,	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Video	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
supported	O
audio	O
output	O
format	O
is	O
AAC	O
(	O
Advanced	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Coding	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chargeable	O
'	O
Roxio	O
 '	O
plug-in	O
(	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Sony	O
)	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
'	O
burn	O
 '	O
their	O
completed	O
'	O
story	O
 '	O
direct	O
to	O
a	O
DVD	O
or	O
CD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
smaller	O
crop	O
or	O
zoom	O
is	O
required	O
,	O
significantly	O
better	O
results	O
will	O
be	O
achieved	O
by	O
resizing	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
some	O
third-party	O
application	B-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Photo	B-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
Vista	O
or	O
Windows	O
7	O
platform	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
downloads	O
and	O
installs	O
fine	O
on	O
both	O
Vista	O
and	O
Windows	O
7	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
.	O
</s>
